BAKU, Azerbaijan, Nov.27
By Nargiz Sadikhova - Trend:
Kazakhstan and Aruba agreed on close cooperation to ensure flight safety oversight, Trend reports with reference to the press office of Kazakhstan’s Civil Aviation Committee.
The corresponding agreement was signed by the Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan, the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Primary Sector of Aruba and with the aviation authorities of Bermuda.
The Aviation Administration of Kazakhstan (AAK) has signed the Agreement with the Department of Civil Aviation (DCA) of the Ministry of Transport, Communications and the Primary Sector of Aruba on cooperation in the regulatory oversight of flight safety.
The parties will have close cooperation to ensure safety oversight of the aircraft registered in Aruba and based in Kazakhstan and their operators, as per Article 83 bis of the Chicago Convention.
According to the information, in order to improve flight safety, the parties agreed to cooperate on any deficiencies identified in the result of inspections and to exchange information on the operators’ performance.
Regular joint meetings are planned to address safety oversight activities conducted by AAK, flight operations, continuing airworthiness and aircraft maintenance issues, Operator “Maintenance Control Manual” procedures, EASA SAFA Inspections, and other significant matters arising from the inspections and audits.
A similar mutual agreement was signed on November 26, 2019, between the Civil Aviation Agency of Bermuda and the AAK.
A meeting with the Civil Aviation Agency of Bermuda is scheduled for the beginning of 2020 to discuss the use of Agreement with the Operators.
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